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Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
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To combat osteoporosis, changes in lifestyle and diet are recommended. At-risk patients should include 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily either via dietary means or with supplements.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
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Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
A typical eukaryotic cell.
A typical 1/2 inch drive air impact wrench. The direction of rotation can be changed to loosen or ...
A typical battery load tester hookup.
Typical secondary ignition pattern. Note the lack of firing lines on superimposed pattern.
Typical Night’s Sleep for a Young Adult
Early growth of corn (Zea mays), a typical monocot.